Ichauway Plantation Documentary Project Collection, 1927-1995 (bulk 1991-1995)

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Ichauway Plantation Documentary Project Collection, 1927-1995 (bulk 1991-1995)

From 1991 to 1994, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi sent students to conduct interviews, take photographs, and document the culture of the people who worked on the preserve or lived near it in the Newton, GA, vicinity. The collection contains letters, interview transcriptions, photocopied business papers, church bulletins, special event programs, brochures, photographs, audio tapes, video tape, note pads, finding aids to archived collections, and maps produced.

3.5 boxes, 1 poster case drawer (1.75 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8123324

University of Mississippi

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Woodruff, Robert Winship

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Robert Winship Woodruff (1889-1985), business leader and philanthropist, was born in Columbus, Georgia, the son of Ernest and Emily (Winship) Woodruff. He married Nell Hodgson of Athens, Georgia. In 1912, he joined his father's business, Atlantic Ice and Coal Company, serving as the purchasing agent until he joined the White Motor Company. At White Motor, he ascended to vice-president and general manager and when White died in 1929, Woodruff became president of the company. In the meantime his f...

University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture

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